• Offered by School of Art and Design
  • ANU College ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
  • Course subject Visual Arts
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Second Semester 2017
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A project-based painting course leading students through basic principles and techniques of acrylic and water-based painting via a series of themes: painting objects, approaches to landscape and the natural world, the interior space and built environment and the human figure. This course is designed for beginners or those seeking guided basic skill-building. Occupational health and safety instruction is an integral part of this course.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:  

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of basic techniques, processes and equipment used in acrylic and water based painting
  2. Show the beginning of a creative exploration of materials
  3. Show basic awareness of historical and theoretical contexts relevant to the course

Indicative Assessment

Body of studio work (80%) [LO 1, 2, 3],

Research and visual diary (20%) [LO 1, 2, 3]

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Workload

130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: lectures, tutorials, critiques and supervised studio practice; and b) 82 hours of independent studio practice, reading and writing.

Minors

Fees

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Student Contribution Band:
1
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2017 $2652
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2017 $4080
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

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Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
8450 24 Jul 2017 31 Jul 2017 31 Aug 2017 27 Oct 2017 In Person N/A

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